Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket. A bowler''s bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. For fast bowlers in Test cricket, most need to maintain an average of below about 35 to hold a place in the team. Acceptable averages for spin bowlers tend to be a little higher ranging between 35 and 40. Career records for bowling average are usually subject to a qualification of a minimum number of balls bowled or wickets taken, to avoid including artificially high or low averages resulting from a career spanning only a few matches.